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How Racism Affects Mental Health, Policing, and Incarceration

How Racism Affects Mental Health, Policing, and Incarceration

In October 2016, a resident in New York City (NYC) called 911 stating that their neighbor, Ms. Deborah Danner, was acting “erratic”, by yelling and screaming. The NY Police Department sent over an officer…

MGH COE July 12, 2021July 20, 2021 Article, Research Review Read more

Personal Account by Ms. Valeria Chambers, Certified Peer Specialist: To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate, That is the Question

Personal Account by Ms. Valeria Chambers, Certified Peer Specialist:  To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate, That is the Question

One way or the other, the COVID 19 vaccine is on peoples’ minds. Should I or shouldn’t I? If not now, when? Is it safe or is it not? Is it safe for some but not for others?

For me, the decision came relatively easily- I’d been getting vaccines and boosters all my life with no ill effects. Statistically speaking, my age and health conditions put me in a “higher risk” category for contracting COVID…

MGH COE April 23, 2021April 23, 2021 Personal Account Read more

Community Partner Article: Cory Johnson Program: Coping in this Season of COVID-19

Community Partner Article:  Cory Johnson Program: Coping in this Season of COVID-19

The Cory Johnson Program for Post-Traumatic Healing (CJP) is a spiritually inspired, community-based, clinically supported program that addresses the epidemic of post-traumatic stress in urban neighborhoods including exposure to violence, poverty, and racism…

MGH COE April 23, 2021April 23, 2021 Article Read more

Recent Posts

  • Personal Account: RE-SET Client Reflection November 17, 2021
  • Introducing RE-SET: A New Program for Young People with Risk Factors for Psychosis and Related Conditions November 17, 2021
  • “Subclinical” Psychotic Symptoms in Adolescents: What Do They Mean? November 16, 2021

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